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EMAS makes waves

Gulf of Mexico in the Gulf

EMAS’ marine base in Ingleside, Texas.

Photo from Lanmon Aerial/EMAS AMC.

EPCIC contractor EMAS AMC is betting on the deepwater

Gulf of Mexico, bringing not only its newbuild vessel the , but investing and upgrading a sprawling Lewek Constellation shop” thereby speeding up project timelines.” Chris Tam, regional head, marine base in Ingleside, Texas. Audrey Leon reports.

Americas, at EMAS AMC says the company acquired the facility because he Gulf of Mexico is an area EMAS AMC took over the spoolbase it is ? rmly committed to reel-lay as part of opportunity for many, at Ingleside in 2013 from Helix with of its business strategy and the Lewek

T but this is especially true the intent of making it a “one-stop Express vessel is part of that strategy.

for EMAS AMC, which was formed when Singapore-headquartered EMAS acquired Norway-based Aker Marine

Contractors AS in 2011.

In less than four years the company has grown exponentially. EMAS AMC has made a substantial commitment to the Gulf of Mexico, as it now holds nearly 350 employees (including 140 engineers) at its Houston of? ce and 400 contract and full-time staff at the 120- acre EMAS marine base in Ingleside,

Texas, near Corpus Christi. It boasts mul- tiple contracts for notable clients in the

Gulf of Mexico such as Noble, Anadarko,

Enbridge, Talos and Eni.

EMAS AMC’s pipelay and construction vessel, the . Lewek Express

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